Kitchen arrangement



Aug. 25, 1931. c; G. HALL y 1,820,564

" KITCHEN ARRANGEMENT l Filed Feb. 5, 1930 INVENTR P7 Y /M ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 25, 1931 UNITED sra CHARLES G. HALL, 0F

rss rarest-ermee Kirai-inn 'en-RANGEMENT "Appneaurgfiiea 'February 3, 1930. semi tratemos.

,My invention relatesV to kitchen arrange* ments for eating places and is primarily ladaptable for 4use where a conveyor` system is usedi'n the transfer of food and'merchan- 5 dise from arcentralkitchen to-thepoint of use. i v1 g The invention consists primarily of -a kitchenin which is disposed a conveyor for conveying-food to the point of distribution and having conveyorbelts for returning soiled dishes, linen and eating utensils for reconditioning and fork reuse; The.; food is prepared atconvenient locationsupon suitable ranges and work tablesandis trans ferred therefrom. to Vthe conveyor.. The soiled elements are distributeduponyan assembly head from where theyrpassy directly into the4 dish washers and driers andffrom there they are taken 'for reuse ybfy the'chef.

`o Mixing devices, refrigerators and theylike are provided at convenient vlocations and steam cabinets and refrigeratingcabinets are provided for the storing of hotaand `cold articles of `rfood until placed upon theconveyor for delivery` to the dining, department. lVork benches, wash basins,cooking stoves and ovens arev providedatthe most .convenientlocationsfor use in conjunction with the conveying systems. y Y

The primary object of my invention is to reduce to a minimum the amount of space required in the preparation of foods and the reconditioning of utensils that are normally used in eating establishments.

A furtherobject of my invention consists in providing an arrangement of devices Within the kitchen, the object of which is to reduce to a minimum the amount of effort required by chefs and assistants in the preparing, handling and reconditioning of a maximum amount of food within a minimum of space and with a minimum of the best possible condition in the most ex-` peditious manner and with a minimum of effort.A

A stillfurther object vof my invention con.

sists in providing an arrangement'wherein the Y,recrmditi(mingof the soiled: utensils, dishes and linenv may be reduced to-amin-k imum. I, 1 A wVith these and incidental objectsin view, vthe inventionconsists incertain 'novel features of construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are set ferth in the appended claims, land a preferred `forni ofy embodiment ofwhich is :hereinafter shown with reference to the drawing which accompany andform a part-of this yspecification;r

ln the drawing: 1

l is a plan ylview ofthe kitchenV arrangement.

lLike :reference characters refer to -like parts 'throughout the drawing. Y

' l `lMy new and improvedv kitchen is prima,

rily intended forV usc in combination with yan vendless conveyor l that vis adaptedfor conveying food from'the kitchen to the din-y ing roem. The conveyor runs longitudinally of.: the kitchen and of the dining room with patrons beingv servcd'byseats Iadjacent and away. from the conveyor asfthe same passesthrough/the diningroom. Conveyor belts 2 and 3 carrydishes, soiled linen,

n L'80 and deposit .the vsame upon ythe conveyorv 'utensils and thelikeifromjthe `dining room head t. The Vsorter of theL returned mate- -rials stands within the recess5 and :passes the materials, utensils,dishes and the like through a dish'washing machine 6 and a 'dryer` 7. A` work -table'8 isldisposedrat one sideof the room where salads,pastries and the like are passed through' a cabinet 9. The cabinet 49 isdividedinto a plurality of compartments 10 in which trays may be placed. Theitrays are transferred directly from the 'refrigerated cabinet 9 upon the endless con- `veyor '1. Y

The. conveyoris'so arranged that the trays `will be carried throughout jene or more cycles of operation of the transfer beltwith- Imrtbeing removedA therefrom; p

The cooking 'ranges 11 and l2 are preferably disposed at' right angles 'to each other. {The hot :foods are transferred from the Boisnf infine, nssienon 'ro Annemarie noon MACHINERY Conroe-Arron, or Borsa, ini-ino e f andL other beverages are disposed upon the" trays as they pass along the transfer chain'. Ice cream and frozen confections, are disposed Within the cabinet 17 and are transferred directly from they cabinet` upon the,`

endless conveyor 1.

Pastries and. the like may be maintained in a; cabinet 1:8 disposed along one side: off the kitchen and be transferred from there neatly" upon they endless conveyor. The work ltable 13, the dish Washing and drying maaehines: 6 anuid- "il and; the, meat blocks; 19 and 21% are disposed around' the; working' space 21 sol that chef: and his. assistants: prelzmneA the food and passf theZ saine` over" the work tmlnle from wheretheiA same is` passed into the heated cabinet. or: upon the conveyor- A meat refrigerator 2251's disposed. adjacent the door 23'l and the ment: isv passed directLy' over the meat blocks and from there to the cook or chef. IVhere the amount; of dishes and utensils are not suieiently' large, to justify the passing of the same throughi the'I dish washing machine and drier the same may be passed directly' from the conveyor-y heact 4 into the` basin 25` and be retransferred` from there as required. Y

Admittance may be had at. either side of the kitchen. throughV the doors. 26 and 2T.

The arrangement herein outlined provides fol: the efficient' handling of foods in a rela,- tivety narrow kitchen. and permits the han'- d'ljngr of a large volume of the. same withv a minimum of labor and effort..

While the" fomn of. mechanism herein shin-Wn andl described is;` admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is: to be understood that. it is not: intended to: conline the invention to the one'` formofembodimentV herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, altl coming Within the scope of. the; claims which follow'.l

What I, claim-A is:

l., In a kitchen of the class described?, the

\ eombination of an: endless conveyorrunning longitudinally of' the kitchen, rangesv arranged at right angles. to" each; other, ay Work table accessible to each of the rangesl and' disposed between the ranges: and the eonveyor, and' a chilled cabinet and.. a heated cabinet disposed betweenthe Work; table and the conveyor and arranged pzarallellyf toA the the kitchen ,and adapted for the conveying of food from the kitchen, ranges arranged at one end of the kitchen and spaced apart from the end of the conveyor, a distributing head disposed at the kitchen end of the conveyor, a pluralityy of calci-nets arranged parallellyf to the conveyor:A and spacedl therefrom, s ufliciently to facilitate a Worker therebetween, a Work table disposed between the rangesl and the`l cabinets and a coffee station and`=` an ice cream station arranged in close proximity to one side of the conveyor.

3. In a kitchen of the class described, the combination of a. conveyor running from the kitchen, a distributor head disposed adjacent; the kitchen end` of' the conveyor', a. pluofl nanigesf'arnangeid1- at; one side of the kitchen and at the rea-1r ofi the conveyor head1,Y a1 washing and machine:- dis.-

posed at the kitchen. end; of' ther conveyor head, a pastry and salad cabinet disposed along one sidev Walt. of the kitchen, a plurality of'- compartrnented` cabinets; disposed in spaced relation; Withv the conveyor and the pastry' and salad;` cabinets and;y in spaced E lationz with each; and a; Work table. disposed between: the ranges and the@ cabinets;

4;. Ima a.. ldteleir ofi thee class` described, the eomhinatiiom off: a conveyor; run-ning longitudina'llg` of and in.. spaced. relation with the pmtmentedl. cabinets', disposed adjacent one l" side oili the: conveyor; pastryy and sa-ladl cabi:- nets` disposed adjacent one1` side ofA the cabinets, ranges disposed at; one end. ofi the kitchen', a werkt tasbflie disposed between the cabinets: andi ther ranges; and a coffee stand and ice, cream; cabinet. disposed: adjacent each other andV the conveyor..

CHARLES HALL.

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